Jewish cultural grouping in UK Flashcards
What happened between 1881 and 1914?
2 million Jews left eastern Europe prompted by prosecution and economic hardship
How many stayed in UK?
120,000
Where did they settle in the UK and why?
East London because of it’s reputation for cheap living and the industry
What happened by 1900?
Jews formed 95% of the Wentworth Street district of Spitalfields (central/east London)
Who are the Huguenots and how do they relate to the Jews?
French protestants who fled France in 1600s to England. Houses that Jews lived in were once those of the Huguenots
Where did the Jews live and what were conditions like?
In the Huguenots houses, which were subdivided. They were overcrowded and unsanitary.
Define enclaves
Ethnic communities concentrating in geographically separate areas
What happened after the first world war?
Jews began to move away from the East End
Why did the Jews move from the East End
They could afford better housing
Higher aspirations
Wealth
Overcrowding
Reduction in manufacturing industry in East End meaning less jobs
